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In her announcement, the Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands, Rodi Kratsa Tsagaropoulou, referring to the Shipwreck after the landslide that took place recently and emphasized that finally the advertised attraction is being treated seriously while the chronic problems are being revealed. In fact, she also referred to the intervention …

The strong earthquake of 5.4 degrees on the Richter scale that occurred at 10:36 on Thursday morning in the sea area between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, has caught the attention of seismologists. As a result of the earthquake, a landslide from the cliff area at Navagio cove in Zakynthos was caused, …

Earthquake now 5.3 Richter between Zakynthos and Kefalonia An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, according to a preliminary assessment by the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The first assessment was of a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. The epicenter …

The seismologist expressed his concern about the situation on the famous beach of Zakynthos.   Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos conveyed his concern about the famous “Navagio” beach in Zakynthos and the images of tourists crowded by the hundreds under the steep rocks in a Facebook post. As he reports, attaching the …

Wishes for the new school year to be better within the education sector were sent by the new President of the Parents’ Association, who said that if we look at the previous two years the conditions were difficult and dangerous due to the pandemic. “We are optimistic that this year …

This year’s August in terms of arrivals went better than in August 2019, it surpassed the barrier of that year which was a milestone for tourism in our country and at Zakynthos International Airport we reached 220 thousand arrivals. August 2019 brought 204,000 visitors to Zakynthos through the international airport …

We remind you that recently the  church of Agios Haralambos, Zakynthos,  was burgled around 11 o’clock at night on Wednesday, August 31. The perpetrators, broke into the church from the side door and entered the sanctuary from where they removed two carved silver candlesticks and a gospel, with a total …

Today’s weather has changed from the hot days of the past and with that change waterspouts occur. http:// In the video you can see at least three waterspouts and thanks to Zakynthian, Dimitris Kladis who captured them. As he uploaded on his social media he also stated:- Monster” waterspout, on …

A case of horse injury in Alykes has been of intense concern to our local community and in turn our authorities since midnight on Tuesday (30/8). According to reports, the horse tried to turn whilst attached to a carriage, kicked the iron bar of the carriage and injured itself, resulting …

One of the most impressive boats to moor within our harbour was the “Alfa, previously known as “Alkhor”. It certainly caught a lot of attention this week and she certainly is “eye catching”.     “Alfa” is an award winning yacht, having won in 2021 the prestigious award for Displacement …